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A young boy in Nigeria is supervised while washing his hands. Health officials are warning everyone over the age of 12 to get the vaccine as the deadly Delta variant rapidly spreads, with young people being more at risk of hospitalization. (Photo by Mayordeeliteman) Photo used under CC BY

Young, unvaccinated reacting poorly to variant

Young, unvaccinated people are showing up at hospitals with COVID — in some cases being admitted to intensive care and put on ventilators — in disturbing numbers, health officials across the country have warned.

NBCNews.com

Fall COVID surge begins early due to rising cases related to Delta variant

USA TODAY

US uncovers plot to kidnap Iranian dissident

U.S. officials have charged four Iranian nationals with plotting to kidnap an Iranian-American journalist and activist for “mobilizing public opinion” against the Iranian government’s law and practices.

The Independent

Islamic State children face lifetime in prison

Thousands of foreign children, including British kids, are facing a lifetime of imprisonment in camps and jails in northeastern Syria, with little hope of being released.

BBC

Shortages bite amid South African riots

Long lines have formed outside shops and gas stations in South Africa’s port city of Durban following days of unrest sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.

BBC

Czech women seek redress for sterilizations

Lawmakers in the Czech Republic are considering a new proposal to pay compensation to hundreds or even thousands of women who were sterilized without their consent in the 70s and 80s.

BBC

Study predicts floods on US coasts in 2030s

A new study on high tide flooding predicts that the mid-2030s could be catastrophically wet in U.S. coastal regions — and it could stay that way for an entire decade.

NPR

Europe has an ambitious new climate plan that contemplates dramatic cuts in emissions

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ecuador’s strict abortion laws harm minorities

Ecuadorian women are criminalized because of strict abortion laws that put the lives and health of women and girls, particularly those from poorer backgrounds, at risk, a report by Human Rights Watch has found.

Guardian

New indigenous graves discovered in Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his “heart breaks” after the discovery of more unmarked graves on the grounds of an Indigenous residential school in the southern Gulf Islands off the British Columbia coast.

NPR

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Thousands flee Taliban in northern Afghanistan

As the Taliban surge through northern Afghanistan thousands of families are fleeing their homes, fearful of living under the insurgents’ rule.

Associated Press

Rwanda deploys 1K soldiers to Mozambique

Rwanda has started deploying 1,000-strong forces to Mozambique to help it combat worsening violence in the gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado province.

Al Jazeera

Cuba sees largest protests in decades

Anti-government protests have broken out in Cuba, with thousands of people voicing their anger over shortages of food and other basic goods during the country’s worst economic crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Deutsche Welle

Cubans take to the streets in rare anti-government protests

CNN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists develop pain-free test for diabetics

Australian scientists say they have developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva instead of requiring a blood sample.

Al Jazeera

Technology used to curb tree loss in Amazon

Indigenous people living in the Peruvian Amazon were equipped by conservation groups with satellite data and smartphones. They were able to reduce tree losses by half in the first year of the project.

BBC

How will Facebook, Twitter stop online abuse?

England‘s Black footballers have faced a wave of racist abuse on social media in the wake of the team’s Euro 2020 defeat. What are tech giants doing to quell the hate?

Thomson Reuters Foundation

GLOBAL HEALTH

Indonesia becomes Asia’s new COVID hotspot

Indonesia reported more than 54,000 new COVID cases for the first time this week, surpassing recent daily infections in India, whose disastrous outbreak is declining, and becoming Asia’s new virus hotspot.

Yahoo! News

Papua New Guinea fails to vaccinate amid fear

Three months since Papua New Guinea launched its COVID vaccine rollout, just 60,000 people have received their first dose, with many people hesitant due to misinformation and fears around the vaccine.

Guardian

Spain‘s top court rules pandemic lockdown ’unconstitutional’

The Independent

S. Africa ramps up vax drive as virus surges

New infections in S. Africa have risen to record levels, part of a rapid rise across the continent. To fight the new wave, several restrictions have been re-imposed, and its vaccination drive is finding its feet after several stumbles.

Associated Press

Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at COVID ward in Iraq

Associated Press

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Maximo Torero Cullen):

COVID-19 imperils rural areas but, with help, farmers can recover

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Column (Prasad Vijaya Segaran):

Better conditions for women make sense for palm oil sector

Asia Times Online

Column (Rebecca Solnit):

Our climate change turning point is right here, right now

Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

China conservation efforts save Giant Panda

Giant pandas are no longer endangered, Chinese officials have said, after decades of work to save the creatures helped drive their population in the wild up to 1,800.

CNN

Husband serenades wife of 43 years with original song recounting their story

Good Morning America

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Madrid barbershop helping young migrants

Unlike other barbershops in the area, La Pelu de Maakum offers more than haircuts. It is offering migrant youth a shot at a better future.

Al Jazeera

Nonprofit jobs jump, but health care in reverse

Nonprofit job growth saw double-digit expansion across every field but health care this spring, gaining more than 8% overall from May to June.

NonProfit Times

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

World’s refugees increasingly going to Mexico

In recent years, Mexico has ceased to be a transitory country for people heading to the United States, increasingly becoming the final destination of an important migratory flow.

NBCNews.com

Sri Lankan children make a dangerous climb for online school

Al Jazeera

COVID dashes Indian graduates’ career hopes

The financial crisis caused by the pandemic has left new graduates with limited job prospects. Experts say it could take years for the job market to make a full recovery.

Deutsche Welle

Indians go frugal amid economic slowdown

Asia Times Online

ENVIRONMENT

Singapore unveils huge floating solar farms

Singapore this week unveiled one of the world’s biggest floating solar power farms, covering an area the size of 45 soccer fields, as part of the city-state’s push to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Asia Times Online

Heat threaten workers from Nicaragua to Nepal

More than 5 million people die each year worldwide due to excessively hot or cold conditions, according to a recent 20-year study, and heat-related deaths are climbing.

Guardian

Photo of the Day

A nomadic Somali woman builds her house. These nomadic homes are precisely designed so that families can dismantle the structure, pack it onto the backs of their camels, and reconstruct it at a new location. (Photo by Mouseawale88) Photo used under CC BY

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